Hcs 483 Information Systems Briefing for Ehr

Information Systems Briefing

J. Renay Baker

Health Care Information Systems/483

January 14, 2014

Dr. Carise Charles, Instructor

Health Information technology (HIT) is changing rapidly, affecting how clinicians in ambulatory care practice and health care organizations deliver health care. Electronic health records (EHRs) permit electronic documentation of current and historical health information, test, referrals and medical treatments as well as enabling practitioners to order test and medications electronically. EHR systems have the potential to improve communication between physicians and patients by making data more readily available. At the same time, the implementation of some new EHR systems has resulted in unexpected deleterious consequences. If health care organizations can successfully tailor the process of implementing new EHR systems to make the transition safer and more efficient, then the enhancements they offer to health care practitioners will likely be realized more rapidly. (Zandieh, S. O., Yoon-flannery, K., Kuperman, G. J., Langsam, D. J., Hyman, D., & Kaushal, R. (2008)). This briefing will focus on how to successfully implement an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system into a health care organization in 3 – two part stages. If followed correctly the implementation process should be almost seamless. As previously mentioned having a new system in place would improve communication between the clinician and the patients thus allowing for improved awareness and critical involvement from a patients’ perspective.

Stage 1 – Planning and Vendor Research is the most time consuming of the 3 stages. Planning is something that will take place over a period of months as deciding to convert from paper charts and referrals to electronic records is no easy undertaking. This process needs to be well thought out; this can be accomplished by establishing a good project team. A competent team with members who understand the vision and the...